Osu!!! Time for JavaFX Mobile Dojo
I'll be presenting a talk on JavaFX Mobile, tomorrow Wed. 10Feb2010 at the Sun Oracle Santa Clara campus starting 6pm. Come on out if you want to learn more about JavaFX Mobile. Did I mention "free food"? ;-)
See: Osu!! Learn about JavaFX Mobile Here's a quote: JavaFX Mobile Dojo When: Wed 10Feb2010, 6pm, Pacific Time Location: Oracle 4030 George Sellon Circle (Enter campus from Lafayette St. at Palm Dr.) Santa Clara, CA 95054 How to find us: SCA Auditorium (Building 3), UpstairsMake sure to RSVP using the link above. We don't want to run out of the food and drinks. Thanks to Stephen Chin in organizing this! For those who are remote, video streaming starts Wed. 10Feb2010 at 7PM PST: |
OracleWebVideo on YouTube channel: Java is not going away
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Here's a fun little video that Terrence B. pointed out. It's an official OracleWebVideo from the Oracle channel on YouTube. I'll quote the description (so I don't get in trouble for making my own comments :-) ): "A panic-stricken IT professional stockpiles coffee beans after misinterpreting online rumors that Oracle's acquisition of Sun will mean 'Java' is going away forever."
See: Oracle pokes fun: Video about Java Well, it's not on the same viral level as Carly Fiorina's "Demon Sheep" TV commercial, but it's fun nonetheless to see Oracle poking fun at the IT world. :-) "One cup at a time..."
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Sweet irony: ex-Sun employee's iShoot iPhone game now on Java ME
How ironic. The engineer at Sun Microsystems (Ethan Nicholas) who quit his job last year because the iPhone game he developed on the side earned him short-term success, recently discovered that in order to make a full time career out of mobile game development (and make steady money instead of a temporary blip), you must port your game to Java ME technology. Hello??? That's what I've been trying to tell everyone! Java ME still gives mobile game developers widest reach (much wider than iPhone or Android).
See: Even iPhone game developers port to Java ME Here's a quote: Create a small game in your spare time and end up making rather a lot of money out of it. Enough to actually quit the day job and make mobile game development a full time career. Now the iPhone hit has unleashed its weaponry upon the J2ME world, with a standard mobile version.Sooner or later, everyone will figure it out. Java ME technology for mobile development is still as strong as ever and will continue to be so, especially when developers want widest reach and want to actually make consistent money. |
Scratch that Gambling Itch w/Mobile scratchers using Java ME tech
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Sometimes you feel like an elite team of specially trained guinea pigs
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First aid mobile app on your cell phone w/Java ME tech
If you find yourself in a natural disaster and you are hurt, and not sure exactly how to patch yourself (or others) up, make sure you have this Java ME mobile app loaded on your cell phone.
See: Here's a quote: If you have not attended a first aid course yet, this mobile software can perhaps arouse your interest. It is a good feeling to know how one has to act in a medical emergency.It's still best to go to a certified first aid training course (like an American Heart Association course, but this little app on your mobile device might be a good reference if you ever have an emergency. |
Mobile advertising is big, add it to Java ME browser: BIGGER!
Everybody and their brother (i.e. Apple and Google) are buying mobile advertising start-ups. Apparently, that's the next big thing in huge returns for mobile tech. So, Opera (the Java ME browser company) is getting in on the action and will buy AdMarvel.
See: AdMarvel bought by Java ME browser company Here's a quote: Opera intends to combine AdMarvel’s monetisation and analytics platform with the Opera browser and widget platform to offer advertising options to mobile operators and content partners on any Java capable handset...There's a good match: Opera and mobile advertising. As long as they use Java ME tech to do it, they should see some hefty revenue. |
New Bridal Magazine for the Java ME Tech-Enabled Bride
As other bridal magazines have folded (due to the economic downturn), a new one has popped up. Getting Married started in October and is the first to use Microsoft Tags, which is a barcode technology that allows readers to use their cell phone to take a picture of the tag and find out more info about a product.
See: Find out more with your Java ME phone Here's a quote: The Microsoft Tag Reader is compatible with numerous mobile platforms, including [blah-blah-blah, yadda- yadda]; J2ME based handsets; [and more blah-blah-blah].That's pretty cool. If you want that those bitchin' cowboy boots to go with your wedding gown just pull out your Java ME cell phone, click-click, and you just bought a $5,000 pair of wedding boots. Yee-ha! |
eBuddy making profits with Java ME technology
Here's a TechCrunch article on how eBuddy is making profits with Java ME technology (and other mobile platforms). It's the new model to cover the most prevalent mobile platform in the world (Java ME) and at the same time address the not-as-pervasive but currently "popular" (in air quotes) other mobile platforms (such as iDrone and Anphoid), so that you ride the hype wave on the side. The big thing is that this new model is a proven money-maker.
See: eBuddy makes money with Java ME Here's a quote: It also offers a number of ways for people to use the service on their mobile phones, through a mobile web service, a Java- based messenger client and applications for iPhone and Android. ... Rueb informs me that the J2ME client in particular has seen phenomenal success, recently surpassing 50 million downloads.So, go ahead and follow the same strategy. When developing a mobile app or game, make sure to address multi-platforms (Java ME, iDrone, and Anphoid) and you can start making profits too, with Java ME as the tried-and-true mass of the market, and iDrone and Anphoid as your glitzy showroom models that get you buzz. |
Ever get lost in the London Underground, not anymore w/Java ME
Picture this: You just get out of the loo, take the lift down to the street where you almost get run over by a lorry, then hop into the tube where even though you're carrying a torch, you have no bloody idea where you are. Well as long as you're not totally knackered, you are probably in the London underground subway system and can use the Java ME tech-enabled Mobile Transport Map app, called Tube Map, on your cell phone.
See: Use Java ME Tube Map in London Here's a quote: Midlets containing the central London tube map, and night and day bus maps can be downloaded here (see the attachments). They should work with any phone that supports MIDP 2.0 and CLDC 1.1 (i.e. most modern phones).So buck up, mate. You're not totally shafted. As long as you have a Java ME tech-enabled cell phone and Tube Map, that is... ;-) |
Growing, growing: Java ME Mobile Game Market in China
The growth of the Chinese mobile phone game market is looking very bright heading toward an big increase into 2011. And, Java ME tech is used for the majority of mobile games in China (over 70%).
See: China Mobile Game Market Java ME Growth Here's a quote: In 2008, the Chinese mobile phone game market value reached RMB 1.365 billion (or USD 200 million), an increase of 62.67% from 2007. Analysys International estimates that the compound growth rate will be 45.54% from 2008 to 2011. This booming market growth is due primarily to the rapid growth in mobile phone ownership, reaching over 660 million users in 2009... According to Analysys International, JAVA games occupied 72% market share in 2008.This is good news if you want to write mobile games. Make sure you're not left out of the Java ME mobile games market, which is where the growth will be around the world. |
AT&T joins Java Verified board
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Backlash against Google over Nexus One
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PBA Bowling for your Java ME cell phone
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